Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for a state visit as Beijing sets Taiwan and human rights as "red lines"

Germany

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Medium power spectators · 4 of 13 countries

Berlin fears that Europe will be relegated to the role of a mere adjustment variable in the negotiations between Washington and Beijing, without having a say in the arbitrations being negotiated.

Argentina

5 SOURCES

Reading through commercial, technological, and electoral stakes · 5 of 13 countries

Buenos Aires is mainly gauging the commercial impact of the Trump-Xi summit, fearing that an agreement on soybeans and Boeing aircraft could erode Argentine market outlets in China.

Australia

5 SOURCES

Medium power spectators · 4 of 13 countries

Canberra fears that artificial intelligence and Taiwan's security will be settled bilaterally in Washington, without the involvement of mid-sized powers that will suffer the consequences.

China

4 SOURCES

Relays of the official Chinese narrative · 2 of 13 countries

Beijing is positing Taiwan and human rights as non-negotiable "red lines" even before Xi Jinping's landing in Washington, claiming the state visit as a historic milestone of "constructive strategic stability".

South Korea

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Medium power spectators · 4 of 13 countries

Seoul gauges the risk of being the major absentee from the Xi-Trump summit, between American silence on North Korea and its own showdown over $350 billion in investments

Spain

2 SOURCES

Reading through commercial, technological, and electoral stakes · 5 of 13 countries

Madrid sees the Trump-Xi summit as a technological and commercial battle more than a simple diplomatic ritual, the tariff truce threatening to expire while artificial intelligence takes center stage in the discussions.

United States

5 SOURCES

Reading through commercial, technological, and electoral stakes · 5 of 13 countries

The United States is measuring this summit less by the protocol than by the unfulfilled trade commitments and the November electoral deadline.

India

3 SOURCES

Medium power spectators · 4 of 13 countries

New Delhi sees Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington as a symptom of an emerging Sino-American duopoly, where India and its Quad partners risk being reduced to spectators in the decisions that affect them.

Italy

2 SOURCES

Reading through commercial, technological, and electoral stakes · 5 of 13 countries

Rome is gauging the Trump-Xi summit in light of the US electoral calendar and the November expiration of the trade truce, rather than a spectacular deal on Taiwan.

Japan

2 SOURCES

Alliance management and technological rivalry · 2 of 13 countries

Tokyo is locking in its alliance with Washington ahead of the Xi-Trump summit, fearing that Taiwan and regional economic security may be negotiated without Japan having a say.

Nepal

2 SOURCES

Relays of the official Chinese narrative · 2 of 13 countries

Kathmandu sees Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington as a showdown over arms sales to Taiwan rather than a simple resumption of dialogue

Singapore

3 SOURCES

Reading through commercial, technological, and electoral stakes · 5 of 13 countries

Singapore sees the pomp and protocol of the Trump-Xi summit as a staged display primarily for domestic use, rather than a signal of actual thawing between the two powers.

Sweden

3 SOURCES

Alliance management and technological rivalry · 2 of 13 countries

Stockholm fears that a closed-door race for artificial intelligence between Washington and Beijing will dictate, without its input, the technological rules that apply to the rest of the democratic world.